Catochrysops strabo strabo (Fabricius, 1793)

Catochrysops strabo strabo ♂ Up. Catochrysops strabo strabo ♂ Un. Catochrysops strabo strabo ♀ Up. Catochrysops strabo strabo ♀ Un.
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♀, Mae Hong Son, Thailand.
Catochrysops strabo strabo ♂ Up. Catochrysops strabo strabo ♂ Un. Catochrysops strabo strabo ♀ Up. Catochrysops strabo strabo ♀ Un.
♂, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. ♀, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ON : Hesperia strabo Fabricius, 1793
OD : Ent. syst. 3(1): 287.
TL : "India orientali" [Ahmednager, Bombay Prov.]. (NHML)
Distribution : Sri Lanka, India to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, S.China, Andamans, Nicobars, Langkawi, W.Malaysia. Tioman, Singapore.
Catochrysops strabo strabo map

Synonyms

Lycaena tejua Reakirt, 1866; Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 18: 245; TL: 'California' [loc. err.] (Strecker Coll.)
Catochrysops strabo riama Corbet, 1938; J. Fed. Malay St. Mus. 18(2): 250–251; TL: Singapore. (NHML)


Type Materials Information

strabo ; Neotype ♂, Rh.16415, 14.Mar.1917, Ahmednager, Bombay Province. (NHML)
riama ;
Holotype ♂, Malay Peninsula, Singapore. G.F.Mathew (NHML)
Allotype ♀, May.1926, Malay Peninsula, Penang. Sir W.Norris (NHML)


Records taken from Literature

[ THAILAND ]
Catochrysops strabo: Godfrey,1916 : 137.
Catochrysops strabo: Pendlebury,1923 : 44. (Nakhon Sri Thammarat: Tai Sai River ; Lan Saka)
Catochrysops strabo: Godfrey,1930 : 320. (Chiang Rai; Pak Jong; Chonburi: Sriracha; Bangranra)
Catochrysops strabo: Godfrey,1932a : 271. (P)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Shirôzu & Saigusa,1962 : 73–74, pl.13, figs.97,♂,98,♂(Un),99,♀,100,♀(Un), Textfig.36,♂genitalia. (Li; Chieng Mai; Doi Inthanon)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Kawazoé,1964 : 153. (Chieng Mai; Ping Kong; Tham Kleap; Ban Tak; Chum Phon)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Pinratana,1981 : 54, pl.8, figs.11,♂,12,♀,13,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum; Chiang Mai; Kanchanaburi; Lampang; Mae Hong Son; Nakhon Ratchasima; Ratchaburi; Tak)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 572, pl.259, figs.L109, ♂.♂,♂,♂(Un). (Kanchanaburi; Chiang Dao)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Les Day,2011–2022 : Samui Butterflies, figs.♂,♀,['♀'](Un). (Koh Samui) (accessed: 2021.02.26)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 592, pl.268, figs.L134,♂,♂,♂,♂(Un). (Kanchanaburi; Chiang Dao)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Okamoto et al.,2013 : 6. (Kanchanaburi: Mae Klong Station)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Kimura et al.,2014 : 177, figs.♂,♂(Un),♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Doi Suthep; Phu Khiewo; Nakohn Nayok; Wan Nam Khiewo; Kao Soi Dao; Kao Khiewo; Bang Phra; Mae Sohd; Doi Musso; Sai York Noi; Kanchanaburi; Hua Hin; Khlong Naka)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Sophonviwatkul et al.,2015– : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Ratchaburi; Pathum Thani; Chanthaburi) (accessed: 2021.02.26)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: K. Chaianunporn & T. Chaianunporn,2019 : 85. (Chaiyaphum: Chulabhorn Dam)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Küppers & Janikorn,2020 : 154–155, figs.Abb.L-162–165. (Phang Nga)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Chueamueangphan et al.,2025 : 208. (Phayao: Mae Puem N.P.)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Nishimura,2026 : 41, figs.88-1,♂,88-1v♂(Un),88-2,♀,88-2v♀(Un). (Mae Hong Son: Ban Klang; Kung Mai Sak; Huai Pha)

[ LAOS ]
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Motono & Negishi,1989 : 71, pl.101, figs.B7,♂,B8,♂(Un),B9,♀,B10,♀(Un). (Tha Ngone; Luang Prabang; Vang Vieng; Phatong)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Osada et al.,1999 : 215, pl.110, figs.♂,♂(Un). (Oudomxay)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 52.
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Onodera,2022 : 78, pl.209, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Xiengkhouang: Nachan; Bolikhamxai: Thabok)

[ CAMBODIA ]
Catochrysops strabo: Onodera,2009 : 36. (Mondolkiri: Bousra)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Kosterin,2020 : 321. (Pursat; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Chartier & Kosterin,2022 : 121. (Koh Kong; Preah Sihanouk; Pursat; Mondulkiri; Siem Reap; Stueng Treng)

[ VIETNAM ]
Catochrysops strabo: Joannis,1901 : 327. (Tonkin: Cao Bang)
Catochrysops strabo: Godfrey,1919 : 469. (S: Daban)
Catochrysops strabo: Moulton,1923 : 131. (Pulo Condore)
Catochrysops strabo: Metaye,1957 : 90. (no loc.)
Catochrysops strabo ab. lithargyria: Metaye,1958b : 174. (Dong Nai: Ben Nom)
Catochrysops strabo: Metaye,1958b : 175. (Dong Nai: Ben Nom)
Catochrysops strabo: Luong et al.,2004 : 10. (Cuc Phuong)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Miyazaki et al.,2010 : 28, figs.L-168,♂,♀. (Dong Nai: Thac Mai)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Monastyrskii & Devyatkin,2015 : 52. (N; C; S)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Saito et al.,2017 : 79. (S: Nui Cam)
Catochrysops strabo strabo: Saito et al.,2021 : 465. (Phu Quoc)


Specimens Examined

[ THAILAND ]
Mae Hong Son : 5♀ 1♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Chiang Mai : 8♂ 2♀ (incl. photo).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Kanchanaburi : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Bangkok : 1♀.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Trat : 3♂ 3♀ (photo by E.Ikari).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Prachuap Khiri Khan : 1♂.
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec

Surat Thani (Koh Tao) : 1♀ (photo by P.Kosierb).
JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec


Notes

The butterfly is very common in fields, open areas, wasteland and roadsides around secondary forests at low to moderate elevations (50–1,000 m a.s.l.). Both sexes visit flowers and males occasionally come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.


Literature

Fabricius, J.C, 1793. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
Christian Gottlieb Proft, Fil. et Soc., Hafniae, 3(1): [vi] + 488 pp.

Reakirt, T.,1866 : Descriptions of some new species of Diurnal Lepidoptera.
Proceedings of the Academy of natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 18(3): 238–249.

Corbet, A.S.,1938 : Observations on certain Species of Rhopalocera from the Malay Peninsula.
Journal of the federated Malay States Museums, 18(2): 242–262.

Tite, G.E, 1959. The Genus Catochrysops Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae.
Entomologist 92: 201–212, pls. 10–11.


Catochrysops strabo strabo ♂ Catochrysops strabo strabo ♂+♀
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. ♂+♀ (mating), Chiang Mai, Thailand.

1999.07.04 - 2026.08.31.

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